Photo: Geraoma · Public domainHousehold incomes in Concord are higher than in 83% of U.S. towns
The poverty rate is 8.2% (California 12.0%). Concord grades B+ for jobs and income and A+ for walkability. Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 4.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 37.5 in San Francisco.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Concord: the gist
Concord trades workers with the towns around it
Concord has about as many jobs (54,009) as working residents (52,454), but they are mostly different people: 45,346 residents leave for work each day while 46,901 people come in. Only 13% of the jobs in Concord are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Concord’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Concord is San Francisco, 27 miles away as the crow flies. 11% of working residents (5,893) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Concord draws workers from far and wide
The 54,009 jobs in Concord are filled from a wide area. Concord’s own residents hold 13% and the ten next-biggest home towns 28%; the other 59% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Inside Concord’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Concord is better than 73% of U.S. towns, #259 of 847 in California. Job access by car holds Concord’s grade up (ahead of 85% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (5.4%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Concord could be anywhere from B+ to A−.
How a workday changes Concord
On a workday 45,346 residents head out to work, 7,108 work right here, and 46,901 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.03 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
How far Concord goes to work
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
11% of working residents work in San Francisco
Where Concord clocks in
9% of workers
6% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
67% of the jobs in Concord pay over $3,333 a month
54,009 jobs are based in Concord.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Concord, 2013 → 2023: 48,495 → 54,009. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Concord’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 33 minutes to work from Concord
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Concord workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 50,193 commuters (the 18% who work from home are left out). Across California: 79% drive alone, 3% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Concord is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Concord is more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns, #74 of 847 in California. Both inputs place Concord near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 60,941 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 88% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 31% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 4.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 82% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 6.1% of Concord households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 7% of Concord’s commuters take a bus or train.
These are town averages; neighborhoods differ.
Concord is 108th of 334 U.S. towns of 86,000 to 166,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Jordan UT | 87,614 | $134K | 3.7% | 2.4% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Carmel IN | 105,634 | $142K | 3.9% | 2.7% | 23% | A+ |
| 3 | Clay Township IN | 104,932 | $142K | 3.9% | 2.7% | 23% | A+ |
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| 12 | Berkeley CA | 121,911 | $108K | 17.3% | 5.6% | 21% | A |
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| 23 | Sunnyvale CA | 156,577 | $186K | 5.8% | 4.5% | 14% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 38 | San Ramon CA | 86,209 | $196K | 4.4% | 5.2% | 10% | A |
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| 106 | New Braunfels TX | 122,492 | $86K | 7.4% | 4.2% | 26% | B+ |
| 107 | Hillsboro OR | 111,126 | $106K | 8.5% | 4.8% | 34% | B+ |
| 108 | Concord CA | 123,261 | $109K | 8.2% | 5.4% | 14% | B+ |
| 109 | West Valley City UT | 137,491 | $92K | 9.9% | 4.3% | 14% | B+ |
| 110 | Frederick MD | 92,059 | $97K | 9.2% | 3.9% | 24% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 334 | Macon-Bibb County GA | 157,556 | $51K | 24.7% | 8.1% | 53% | D |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Concord, the top three, the last and three more from California.
Bordering towns draw 12% of Concord’s workers
The biggest share goes to Walnut Creek (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Concord workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concord | – | B+ | A+ | 33 min | $108,709 |
| Pleasant Hill | 3% | A− | A+ | 30 min | $145,029 |
| Clayton | under 2% | A− | A | 36 min | $175,707 |
| Walnut Creek | 9% | A− | A+ | 31 min | $130,432 |
| Bay Point | under 2% | C+ | A− | 36 min | $82,565 |
| Clyde | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Clyde: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Concord’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Concord: questions
What is the median household income in Concord?
$108,709 (±$5,322) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Concord?
8.2%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Concord?
33 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Concord work?
14% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are San Francisco (11%, 27 mi), Walnut Creek (9%, 5 mi), Oakland (6%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Concord walkable?
Concord is more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 12.8 out of 20, and 11% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Concord without a car?
7% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 31% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Concord, from the people who make the trip.
More of Concord
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.